Tactical Health

Tactical Health

DEVELOPED SPECIFICALLY FOR THOSE WHOSE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY IS TO PROTECT AND SERVE

Sigma Tactical Health was developed specifically for police officers and other emergency response personnel whose sole responsibility is to protect and serve their communities. Being “fit for duty” not only improves quality of life, but also adds an additional layer of protection for civilians who rely on emergency response to provide them with the peace of mind of knowing their lives are made safer because they are more capable of performing their jobs at a higher level. Additionally, because law enforcement officers are subject to extreme demands which permeate into their civilian lives, the on- and off-duty costs of insuring this high-risk demographic is becoming more exorbitant each year. By utilizing Sigma as the resource for preventive health management, the costs of insuring the health and well-being of emergency response personnel can be dramatically reduced.

Because the average lifespan of law-enforcement officers after retirement is roughly 5 years, Sigma’s system of health education is designed to benefit police officers by extending life long after retirement. By addressing tactical fitness as a composite of both physiological and medical goals, Sigma can make the difference in creating improvements in health status which create cultural shifts in the mindsets of law-enforcement officers in any area.

Lastly, but most importantly, BMI, according the National Institute of Health (NIH), is the single most related risk factor for cardiac events that can be life-threatening and potentially career-ending for law enforcement officers. Because the demands of law enforcement are so extreme, studies have shown that each decade of law enforcement effectively doubles each officer’s risk for heart attack or stroke. With Sigma’s approach, officers are not only shown the effect of their current health status but they are guided by medical personnel to achieve a permanent decrease in BMI, fatigue, and cardiovascular risk factors while realizing an increase in focus and on-duty adaptability.

Healthier Cops/Safer Civilians

Policing is a demanding profession and the toll it takes on the human body after years of service can create compounding issues on both emotional and physical planes. Sigma Wellness has shown dramatic improvements in basic tenants of healthcare such as recovery from extreme hypertension, high cholesterol, heart disease, obesity, and cessation from tobacco and alcohol use. These combined factors place your officers and other emergency response professionals in a much better position for making split-second decisions in times where civilian lives may in the balance.

Nutrition

Sigma’s unique approach uses advanced metabolic testing (AMP) to assess precise nutritional status of each individual and prescribe key nutritional changes based on that person’s unique goals. For law enforcement officers, nutritional status underwrites on-duty performance and can be the deciding factor between a routine arrest and a situation where the officer must rely on the use of excessive force to overpower an assailant, which then places both the officer and assailant at risk for additional harm. Sigma’s unique methodology gives each officer a perfect understanding of how to fuel themselves, not only, for on-duty performance but will also give them a platform whereby they now have increased focus, alertness, less fatigue, and generally feel more competent to perform the duties required regardless of situation. This is particularly valuable for officers in a period of night-shift transition. The effects of normal circadian rhythm disruption have been shown to dramatically decrease immune function, alter the way muscles act and react to stress, and will negatively effect normal endocrine hormone production such that, after a period of weeks, each officer is at an extreme risk of injury or illness if there is a lack of attention to nutritional regime while undergoing this period of operation. Weight management is also key for cost control in regards to physical injury prevention by reducing the overall biomechanical stress placed on each officer who is already subject to the added weight of protective vests, utility belts, and firearms. Reduction of overall body weight will reduce the chronic stress placed on the back lower extremity joints (hip, knee, and ankle) that may already be compromised either by previous injuries or by risk of failure of supporting connective and muscular tissue.

Education/Awareness

The biggest and most powerful contributor to change, especially with respect to health, is complete understanding of the issue and a clear and concise pathway towards intervention. Whether suffering from metabolic or cardiovascular disease, Sigma Wellness has created a reputation for designing individual and simplistic steps towards improvement in critical areas of healthcare specific to law-enforcement and emergency response.

Medical Professional Consultation

Subsequent to all nutritional consults and blood analyses will be a direct consultation with a physician or licensed professional (nurse practitioner). During this consultation, each officer will discuss health management strategies, any prescription medications being taken, and will set goals for improvements in nutrition, body weight, and results of phlebotomy.

Cost Control/Loss Mitigation

Maintaining safety and health standards can be extremely costly when considering the physical and emotional demands of law-enforcement. Sigma Health has documented dramatically reduced incidence of short-term disability claims and associated expenses of common injuries related to policing (i.e. knee issues, lower back injuries, common strains/sprains). Similarly, due to the improvement in basic well-being, Sigma Health has shown the ability to reduce the likelihood of unexpected cardiovascular events such as heart attack and stroke, which, aside from the obvious human factors, can have tremendous effects on health insurance expense.

Healthier Retirement

According to Reuters Health and the Dept of Justice, the average number of pension payments taken by a retired police officer after a 20+ year career in law enforcement is “18”. On average, the life-spans of retired law-enforcement officers is statistically 10yrs less than their civilian counterparts. Sigma Health is dedicated to increasing longevity and reduction of post-career disease-onset by providing the only means of health awareness practices in modern day law enforcement and emergency responders designed to extend long into retirement.